1
as in surrendered
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
the boy reluctantly relinquished the illegal fireworks to the police officer
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as in resigned
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
the retiring CEO relinquished his position to the company's vice president with very mixed feelings
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Recent Examples of relinquished
Georgia Tech led 17-14 before the Wolfpack’s Cody Hardy scored his second touchdown of the first half, and NC State (5-4, 2-3) never relinquished the lead from there.
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
His ex-wife reverted to her maiden name earlier this month when Andrew relinquished the use of his royal titles, including Duke of York.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Microsoft also relinquished its cloud exclusivity with OpenAI, but still struck a deal that would see OpenAI buy $250 billion worth of Azure services incrementally.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Andrew relinquished his Duke of York title earlier in the month and, with this move, is stripped of all remaining official honours.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Prior to his takeover, the sister pageants suffered some shakeups, most notably after the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
This incident comes just days after Prince Andrew relinquished his remaining royal titles.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Sol Price had relinquished his official leadership role, and Robert’s fifteen-year-old son had recently died of cancer, devastating the family.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Three years later, Hastings relinquished that post and moved on to become the company's executive chairman, elevating Greg Peters into his spot as co-CEO.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
His ex-wife reverted to her maiden name earlier this month when Andrew relinquished the use of his royal titles, including Duke of York.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Microsoft also relinquished its cloud exclusivity with OpenAI, but still struck a deal that would see OpenAI buy $250 billion worth of Azure services incrementally.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Andrew relinquished his Duke of York title earlier in the month and, with this move, is stripped of all remaining official honours.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Prior to his takeover, the sister pageants suffered some shakeups, most notably after the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
This incident comes just days after Prince Andrew relinquished his remaining royal titles.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Sol Price had relinquished his official leadership role, and Robert’s fifteen-year-old son had recently died of cancer, devastating the family.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Three years later, Hastings relinquished that post and moved on to become the company's executive chairman, elevating Greg Peters into his spot as co-CEO.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relinquished
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If the vehicle transfers ownership, the plate needs to be surrendered to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Dudinha gave the Wave a one-score lead in the first half before the club surrendered a pair of goals to fall, 2-1.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The corporation, which will set out its position on Monday, has also been clear that Davie and Turness resigned and were not fired.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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London — Two top leaders at the BBC resigned on Sunday amid an escalating scandal over impartiality and bias that plunged Britain’s public broadcaster into one of its biggest crises in recent years.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Majumdar’s characters’ choices would carry greater weight if the conditions constraining them were rendered with equal depth.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, the on-screen star rendered her bob era no more shortly after the film wrapped.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The last time this protocol was used was when Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Traditional media often abdicated those communities.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Muncy delivered the first of three clutch home runs that led the Dodgers into baseball immortality.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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When examining the evolution of armoured warfare, the tanks that truly changed modern warfare are those that delivered a decisive technological leap, influenced future tank design, and impacted battlefield outcomes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Royalist émigrés began to trickle back into the country in 1795, and a number of Jacobins who renounced their earlier radicalism were also reintegrated into civil society.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi has called for a hardline stance towards China and is also in favor of revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, especially Article 9, which renounced Japan’s right to wage war.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The whispers of China’s rise have been ongoing since the Obama administration, but the power that was unintentionally ceded due to the actions taken by the first and second Trump administrations cannot be overlooked.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Over the past few decades, lawmakers have ceded much of their trade authority to presidents eager to move quickly – and the courts have been left to clean up the mess.—
Bedassa Tadesse,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Relinquished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relinquished. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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